optikeye:Some places in Florida the tourists will feed the gulls and at outdoor restaurants they (the sea gulls) become very aggressive and jump on your table steal fries off your plate if don't pay attention.

Seagulls once tried to abduct my four-year-old during an early-morning trip to the beach. I surprised him with a warm Krispy Kreme and he thrust in, Rocky-esque, into the air, triggering an immediate frenzy. I remember tearing the second doughnut into pieces, throwing them downwind, while scooping him up and fleeing as he laughed and pointed at the ones following on our heels.

It really wasn't a surprise when, some time later, he fell into film-fascination with Hitchcock's "The Birds" - I know why, even if he doesn't.